Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting: Keeping Up With the Evolving Regulatory Landscape
In this Tech Talks episode, Mayer Brown partners Ana Bruder, Julian Dibbell, Gabriela Kennedy, Arsen Kourinian, and Oliver Yaros put four AI regimes head to head: the European Union’s risk based Act, the United Kingdom’s light touch approach, Asia’s mixed models, and the United States’ state by state patchwork. Their contracting playbook: lock down roles and risk, and go beyond “comply with law” to require risk management, human oversight, transparency, and data use limits. Our hosts close out by looking ahead to 2026 to see how these regimes diverge further.
Show Notes:
00:04 Introductions to Artificial Intelligence Provisions in Technology Contracting
02:52 EU AI Act: Roles, Risk Tiers, and Contract Implications
04:05 UK’s Pro Innovation, Light Touch Framework
07:50 Asia Snapshot: China’s GenAI Rules vs. Soft Touch Regimes
10:58 U.S. Patchwork: State Laws, High Risk Use Cases, and Contracts
14:41 Negotiating AI Contracts Amid a Shifting Global Regulatory Landscape
18:44 Practical Best Practices for AI Contracting
24:50 Beyond “comply with law”: Standards, Data Use, and Future Proofing
27:25 2026 Looking Ahead: Global Regulatory Trajectories
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